Golf bag locating and retaining carrier means for vehicles



Feb. 11, 1958 w COOPER 2,822,969

GOLF BAG ILOCATING AND RETAINING CARRIER MEANS FOR VEHICLES 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed April 12, 1955 INVENTOR l V y/v L. 600/ 52 M wwmwaq ATTORNEYS I i 11, 1958 w. L. COOPER GOLF BAG LOCATING AND RETAINING CARRIER MEANS FOR VEHICLES Filed April 12, 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR Way/v5 L. Coo/ 5a sq ATTORNEYS s 2,822,969 Ice Patented Feb. 11-, 195

2,822,969 m BAfGfidcA mG RE A N CARRIER FOR VEHICLES Wayne ht'jiooper Lincoln, Nebn, assignor to Cushman Motor Works; Inc.,- Lincoln, Nebr., a corporation or Nebraska- Appnaa'nefi April 1 2', 1955, Serial No. 500,970 Claims. (or. 224-4232 The present invention relates to golf bag locating and retaining. carrier means for vehicles and has for an object to provide a removable support for use with vehicles adapted to travelover' a golf course carrying both the players and-their bags containing golf clubs.

A further object of thepresent invention is to provide a device ofthe character described which may be easily and quickly attached to the vehicle and which will position the mouths of the bags to renderthe clubs accessible to eachplayer without interference to his partner.

A still further object of the present invention is to provide a golfbag support of the character described which may be quickly installed and/ or removed without disfigurement to the vehicle leaving the vehicle available for usesother than golfing when desired.

A still further object of the present invention is to provide a device of the character described which may be easily and quickly constructed and which has no moving structural parts to rust or foul due to any misalignment.

With the fofegoing' and other objects in view, the invention will be more fully described hereinafter, and will be more particularly pointed out in the claims appended hereto.

- In the drawings, whereinlike symbols refer to like or corresponding parts throughout the several views:

Figure l is'an exploded perspectiveview of an electric golf course vehicle and the golf bag locating and retaining carrier means of the present invention.

Figure 2- isa front elevational view of the device of the present invention removed from the vehicle.

Figure 3 is a top plan view of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a side elevational view of the device of Figures 2 and 3.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of an electric golf course vehicle having the device of the present invention installed thereon.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, designates generally an electric utility vehicle of the three wheel type having a single steering wheel directed by a tiller arm 11 accessible to the occupants of the front seat 12. Rearwardly of the front seat 12 is a utility body of sturdy sheet metal construction having a front wall 13, side walls 14, 15 and a partial rear wall consisting of side flanges 16, 17 being separated by an opening 18.

Within the above described utility body lies an upper receptacle 19 defined by the above walls and ledges 20, 21 and 22. This upper receptacle 19 communicates at its rear with a lower receptacle 23 defined by walls 24, 25 and 26 together with the side flanges 16 and 17. This lower receptacle 23 has a bottom 27 having a down turned flange 27A at its rear edge. I

For carrying golf bags on the vehicle 10, the lower receptacle 23 is utilized and receives and retains a golf bag locating and retaining device which may consist of a base plate 28 having a pair of upwardly inclined walls 29 and 30 joined at their apex by a separating ridge 31.

Z The base plate is adapted to seat upon the bottom 27 of the lower receptacle on: the base tips 32, 33 at each end of the base plate 28. The intermediate or apex ridge 31 is pr ovid'ed at its under side with a support plate 34 which is also" adapted to' seat upon the receptacle bottom.

Upstanding from the low ends of the base plate are two golf bag locating arms 35, 36 each having a lower portion 37, 3% and an upper portion 39, 40. These arms 35, 36-m'ay be welded or otherwise secured to the base plate 2-8. The lower portion 37, 38 of each arm is substantially' parallel to the other while the upper portions 39, 40 diverge from one another. The axes of the upper portions 39, 40 are substantially normal to the planes of the inclined walls 29' and 30 respectively.

The base and arms are adapted to be secured to the vehicle by' two anchoring-z means the first of which may consist of arear plate 41 having openings 42 therethrough adapted to register with openings 43 through the flanges 16, 17 and 27 The plate 41 is welded or otherwise aflixed to base 28' along its rear edge with the major portion'of plate 41 extending above and a portion below base 28- to abut against the flange 27 The portion of the plate 41 which upstands from the base plate constitutes a confining flange for preventing undue shifting movements of: the bags in a' rearward direction. The rear plate 41 and utility body may be joined by employing self tapping screws 44 passing through openings 42, 43 or other suitable removable fastening means may be provided. The second fastening or anchoring means may consist of brackets- 45, 46' secured to the lower portions 37, 38 of the'arms' 3'5',.36'which brackets may have their free flanges bolted or otherwise secured to the ledges 21, 22.

At the'free ends of the upper portions 39, 4b are provided golf bag anchoring means which may consist of arcuate plates 47, 48' welded to the upper portions 39, 40. Each arcuate plate is provided with vertical slots 49 to permit threadingtherethrough of retaining straps 50 having locking buckles 51 thereon.

Operation When it is desired to employ the vehicle as a golf course transportation device, the golf bag locating and anchoring device is applied to the vehicle by placing the unit so that the base Zfirests upon the bottom 27 of the lower receptacle as shown in Figure 5. The ends of the rear plate 41 are urged into abutment with the flanges 16 and 17 and the lower portion of the plate 41 against the flange 27 and the self tapping screws 44 are screwed into the openings 42, 43. The brackets 45, 46 are then bolted to the ledges 21, 22 thereby stabilizing the unit with the sheet metal body of the vehicle.

The golf bags 52, 53 are then placed in the lower receptacie 7.3 so that the bases of the golf bags seat upon the inclined walls 29, 30. Proximate the mouths of the bags the retaining straps 5% are passed about each bag drawing it tightly against the arcuate plates 47, 48. The mouths of the bags will be directed to opposite sides of the vehicle as shown in Figure 5 whereby each player may withdraw his desired club from the mounted bag without interfering with the similar movement of theother player. The divergent condition of the bags emerg-- ing from the lower receptacle 23 is maintained by the cooperative relationship between the upper portions 39, 40 of the arms 35, 36 and the inclined walls 29, 36 of the base 28. The golf bags and support unit may of course be removed from the vehicle quickly when desired.

It will be understood that the device will carry a single golf bag, two, three or four bags. The bag carrier may be located permanently in the receptacle of the vehicle, or removably mounted in the receptacle, as desired.

The base plate 28 and its separating ridge 31, the support plate 34 and the rear plate 41 may be of sheet metal or other suitable material. The base plate 28 and its and in some cases, very small, and in some cases the surface may be substantially horizontal.

Although I have disclosed herein the best form of the invention known to me at this time, I reserve the right to all such modifications and changes as may come within the scope of the following claims.

What is claimed is:

1. For use with a vehicle adapted to travel about a golf course carrying both players and their golf bags, said vehicle having an open top receptacle for receiving golf bags therein, a golf bag locating and anchoring device comprising a base having two upwardly convergent flat walls, said base being adapted to seat upon the bottom of said receptacle, golf bag locating means upstanding from said base at opposed ends thereof, and golf bag retaining means carried by each said locating means adapted to retain each golf bag firmly against its base wall and its locating means.

2. For use with a vehicle adapted to travel about a golf course carrying both players and their golf bags, said vehicle having a receiver for golf bags, a golf bag 10- cating and anchoring device comprising a base member adapted to be supported on the receiver, said base member having upwardly convergent Walls the apex of which lies above said receiver, golf bag locating means extending upwardly above the base member and having means for operatively associating said locating means with said base member for positioning the bottoms of said golf bags against the upwardly convergent Walls of said base member, and retaining means associated with said locating means for retaining said bags against said base member whereby the tops of the golf bags are outwardly divergent from the receiver of the vehicle making the clubs of each player accessible to him without interference to the other player.

3. For use with a vehicle adapted to travel about a golf course carrying both players and their golf bags, said vehicle having a receiver for the golf bags, a golf bag locating and anchoring device comprising a base member adapted to be received upon said receiver and having inclined upwardly divergent golf bag biasing means adapted to receive the bottom of golf bags thereagainst and incline the bags in upward divergent relationship with the 4 months of said bags directed to opposite sides of the vehicle, and anchoring means extending upwardly above the base member and having means operatively associating said anchoring means with the biasing means and adapted to retain the bottoms of the golf bags in contact with said biasing means of said locating means to preserve the upward divergent relationship of said bags with their mouths at opposite sides of the vehicle whereby each player may remove his clubs from a bag without interference to the other player.

4. For use with a vehicle adapted to travel about a golf course carrying both players and their golf bags, said vehicle having an open top receptacle for receiving golf bags therein, a golf bag locating and anchoring device adapted to be received by the receptacle comprising a base having two upwardly convergent walls, golf bag locating means on said base comprising a member upstanding from each base wall, said members having outwardly divergent portions, the axis of each portion being substantially normal to the plane of its base wall, and golf bag retaining means carried by each said locating means adapted to retain each golf bag firmly against its base wall and the divergent portion of its locating means.

5. For use with a vehicle adapted to travel about a golf course carrying both players and their golf bags, said vehicle having an open top and rear receptacle for receiving golf bags therein, a golf bag locating and anchori ng device adapted to be received by the receptacle comprising a base for receiving the bottom portions of the golf bags, golf bag locating means upstanding from said base, golf bag retaining means carried by each said loeating means adapted to retain each golf bag firmly against its locating means, and confining means on said base adapted to close the lower open rear portion of the receptacle for limiting shifting movements of the golf bags on said base.

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